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envida's history

envida (formally Amblicab) was founded in 1971 as a program of Health Association of the Pikes Peak Region. Its purpose was to address the limited transportation options for disabled persons living in Colorado Springs.

Our mission

Over the years, envida has grown and evolved to better meet the needs of disabled individuals in our community, and now specializes in providing accessible, door-through-door transportation for those with disabilities, older adults, and low-income individuals.

In 2015 the organization integrated homecare with its services so that today envida promotes access and supports independent living with dignity through both transportation and homecare. We take pride in being a visionary leader that adapts to changing market needs and expectations.

MISSION

To promote access and support independent living with dignity.

VISION

To lead the nation in integrating services that connect people to their community

HISTORY AT-A-GLANCE

Timeline of events

  • July 16, 1971
    The Health Association of the Pikes Peak Region forms as a separate 501(c)(3) charitable organization with several small nonprofit programs, including one wheelchair-accessible vehicle to accommodate people with disabilities for medical, grocery, and shopping transit. The vehicle is called Amblicab. Barbara Yalich is the organization’s founding executive director.
  • November 10, 1994
    The Health Association changes its name to Pikes Peak Partnership to better reflect how the organization works with agencies under its administrative oversight. About this same time the City of Colorado Springs Transit expands to include ADA transportation, and Amblicab begins partnering with the City to provide door-to-door and door-thru-door transportation for the disabled.
  • June 9, 2005
    Disability Services Inc. forms as a separate 501(c)(3), continuing to operate Amblicab under the governance of Pikes Peak Partnership.
  • January 8, 2013
    Pikes Peak Partnership merges operations into the Disability Services Inc. nonprofit.
  • August 23, 2013
    Disability Services, Inc., formally adopts the dba Amblicab.
  • July 1, 2014
    Amblicab applies for and receives funding from the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to provide rides for seniors.
  • July 1, 2015
    Amblicab becomes the first nonprofit agency in El Paso County to provide non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) services through Medicaid and is instrumental in drafting legislation to permit increased service delivery.
  • August 27, 2015
    Amblicab Home Services becomes certified for in-home support services (IHSS), a waiver under Home Community Based Services (HCBS).
  • January 22, 2018
    Disability Services, Inc., formally receives its new dba, Envida.
LOOKING AHEAD

Our plans for the future

We have big plans for the City of Colorado Springs and the community that we serve. Those plans take hard work, a great team, dedicated board members and community partners who believe in our vision. 

See into the future
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SAFE TO RIDE: A letter from our Executive Director

The COVID-19 virus has impacted everyone. Here at envida, we have remained open as an essential transportation and homecare business, supporting our governor’s “stay at home” order and now “safer at home.” As restrictions begin to lift, we are taking every precaution to ensure our clients and riders are safe. Most importantly, we want to communicate to our riders that it is SAFE to RIDE.

Our drivers wear gloves and masks, and we request that riders have masks or scarves. We have installed antimicrobial film on interior bus surfaces that require a high degree of hygiene. We disinfect vehicles after each rider, and we will open windows for fresh air, weather permitting. We have expanded service hours to meet riders’ needs: We are open from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Our rural routes along U.S. Highway 24 and S.H. 94 have re-opened; the Calhan route operates Monday through Thursday, and the Ellicott/Yoder route operates Wednesdays and Fridays. We have also begun serving Teller County to help those with medical and behavioral health needs access healthcare providers in Colorado Springs.

For information about our transportation services, questions, or updates, please visit our transportation pages at www.envidacares.org or call our transit line at 719-633-4677.

Additionally, for our home care clients, we offer telehealth visits and our homecare attendants have been well versed on how to keep themselves and clients safe. For more information on telehealth visits, please call 719-301-6870.

We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and will continue to take actions necessary to keep our clients, riders, staff and community safe and healthy. Any further updates will be posted here or you can call us at 719-633-4601. envida cares.